Some Denver area schools are switching to remote learning or canceling classes this week because of staffing shortages. Schools in the Adams 14, Boulder Valley, and Adams 12 Five Star districts will be closed Thursday for Veterans Day and will remain closed Friday because they cannot find enough substitute teachers and other staff, The Denver Post […]
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With accreditation at stake, Adams 14 school district and its external manager remain at odds
The Adams 14 school district and its management company Friday could not agree on a report showing they had resumed working together, bringing into question whether the state will strip the district of its accreditation. The state asked for written proof in the form of a joint report that Adams 14 and MGT, its private managers, would […]
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Beloved former high school in Commerce City will be demolished after enduring fire, squatters and a meth lab
Heartbroken but worried about potentially fatal hazards, the Adams 14 school board has made way for the demolition of a beloved former school building that has endured a fire, squatters, and likely a meth lab. Continuing safety threats are so severe that demolishing the old Adams City High School is the best choice, an insurance […]
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Adams 14 school board moves to sever ties with management company
The Adams 14 school board voted unanimously Tuesday night to begin cutting ties with an outside management company that has overseen the district’s day-to-day operations for the last two years, a symbolic step that goes against state orders and could open the district to more outside intervention. The move comes just two months after the […]
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Colorado Board of Education demands answers in Adams 14 rift with outside manager
A company brought in to manage the struggling Adams 14 school district under state order says its employees have been blocked from schools and prevented from doing their work for more than two weeks, prompting the Colorado State Board of Education to demand answers. While the outside operator pointed to a track record of improvement, […]
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Adams 14, facing another year of declining enrollment, looks to attract students with billboards
Just before the first day of school last week, Adams 14 administrators went out knocking on doors looking for students who had not yet registered for school. New Superintendent Karla Loria was able to reach eight of the 12 students she was searching for, and by the end of the week, she had reached and […]
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Adams 14 will have no online option for elementary students next year and limited online spots for older kids
By Yesenia Robles, Chalkbeat Colorado Citing costs and logistical problems, and after seeing the slow student progress online learners made compared with their peers, Adams 14 officials will limit remote learning next year. Elementary students all will have to return to full-time in-person learning. Students in middle and high school may sign up for one […]
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“Not waiting until summer”: Adams 14 leaders try to get ninth graders back on track after more than half fail two or more classes
Across the country, most students struggled with remote learning, but among high school freshmen in the Adams 14 district, more than half failed two or more of their classes last fall. “Once they fail a class, they fall behind for four years,” said Ron Peterson, the high school turnaround specialist for MGT Consulting, the management […]
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Some Colorado school districts are exploring new ways to reduce risk of COVID through air
As school districts begin their second semester trying once again to bring students into classrooms, more are adding new layers of protection — this time looking to address airborne transmission of the coronavirus. They’re adding filters to catch smaller particles, and retrofitting heating and air conditioning systems. And some are trying newer methods to treat […]
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Colorado grants $27 million to support career training, literacy programs, Indigenous curriculum
Colorado awarded $27 million in education grants to 19 programs aimed at helping students in communities hit hard by the pandemic, Gov. Jared Polis and state officials announced Monday. The announcement represents the second round of funding under the RISE grant program, which emphasizes cooperative programs between school districts, charter schools, and higher education institutions […]